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=== Asia === ==== India ==== The History Channel started its operations in [[India]] in late 2003 with [[21st Century Fox]]'s [[Star India|STAR TV]] as its sales partner, managed by [[National Geographic Channel|National Geographic]] until November 21, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/executive/zubin.htm | title = Indiantelevision.com's interview with NGC India managing director (South Asia) Zubin Jehanbux Gandevia | date = December 20, 2003 | access-date = October 15, 2007 | publisher = Indiantelevision.com | archive-date = June 4, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604034505/http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/executive/zubin.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> [[History TV18|The History Channel India]] closed down on November 21, 2008. In 2011, History was granted permission to relaunch services in India. A joint venture of A&E Networks and TV18 relaunched [[History TV18]] in India in eight languages in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.historyindia.com/contact-us|title=Contact Us - History TV18 India|author=History TV 18|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=April 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407103937/https://www.historyindia.com/contact-us|url-status=live}}</ref> ==== Southeast Asia ==== {{Main|History (Southeast Asian TV channel)}} A joint venture of AETN and [[Astro Malaysia Holdings]] launched the History Channel in [[Singapore]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Thailand]], the [[Philippines]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Brunei]] in the second and third quarters of 2007, and in [[Taiwan]] and [[China]] by the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=17683138|title=A&E Television Networks & Astro Form Joint Venture|date=April 16, 2007|access-date=June 8, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070522150853/http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=17683138|archive-date=May 22, 2007}}<br />{{cite web|url=http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=9992256|title=The History Channel Expands Through Asia|date=February 10, 2003|access-date=June 16, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060106090500/http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=9992256|archive-date=January 6, 2006}}</ref> Some other Asian countries, such as [[Kuwait]], [[Israel]], and [[Japan]], have their own versions of the network. On September 1, 2008, History Channel Asia was officially launched in Singapore and Hong Kong followed by the Philippines.<ref>[http://www.medianewsline.com/news/146/ARTICLE/4477/2009-05-05.html History HD channel launched on SkyLife in Korea] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714064859/http://www.medianewsline.com/news/146/ARTICLE/4477/2009-05-05.html |date=July 14, 2011 }} retrieved via medianewsline.com May 5, 2009</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090511150702/http://www.skycable.com/packages.aspx?id=11&pkg=HD&pg=Description&subid=1&cid=40 History Channel Asia HD launched on SkyCable Philippines] retrieved via skycable.com September 6, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=35483863 The History Channel HD to launch in Singapore and Hong Kong] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130063424/http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=35483863 |date=January 30, 2009 }} retrieved via aetninternational.com August 26, 2008</ref> ==== South Korea ==== The South Korean version of History Channel was launched on September 22, 2017, replacing the Southeast version that was previously transmitted. After the launch, A+E networks Korea launched an original series program called History in the Bottle (λ§μ ν΄λ½).
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